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Witchcraft By Another Name August 22, 2007

I feel led to point out something important that most Christians do not know or realize. The understanding of this begins to reveal how the pharmaceutical companies are assisting in the fall of America and the world.

Many may not realize it, but through the attempts to adjust body chemistry through foreign drugs put into the system, we only cover up what is there to tell us something. And beyond that, it affects our minds and attitudes assisting in the lulling to complacency.

Galatians 5:19-21Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

That’s pretty serious, but what does it have to do with the drug companies of today? Did you know that the word “witchcraft” used above is actually the Greek word pharmakeiaG5331? It means, “the use or the administering of drugs, poisoning, sorcery, magical arts, often found in connection with idolatry and fostered by it.” In researching the problems of today, much of it stems from the widespread use of drugs made by pharmaceutical companies who make billions of dollars selling these drugs, many of which are abused to dull the senses and mind.

AP: Pain medicine use has nearly doubled This works perfectly with the New World Order, who want an ignorant population so they can go about their business of creating the global governance for their future leader of the world. Minn. law sheds light on drug companies This story is a perfect example, “A groundbreaking Minnesota law is shining a rare light into the big money that drug companies spend on members of state advisory panels who help select which drugs are used in Medicaid programs for the poor and disabled.”

Not all medicine is bad and some can be helpful in dealing with pain in the short term for instance. It’s when it becomes a lifestyle that the negative impacts may show themselves and addictions are problematic for many.

This plague is working on children as well as adults as the parents who are ignorant to reality are feeding their children drugs that are probably the cause of much of the problems that stem from negative spiritual influences manifesting in the body. So often we just assume the doctor knows best and while there’s a lot of experimentation that has led to the understanding they have now, everyone is different.

In researching the New Testament and the healing miracles that Yeshua did, several of the diseases people had were healed by the casting out of demons. But man has his own methods of “solving problems” medically. That’s the main thrust of psychology today. If something’s out of whack, drug up. That didn’t work? Try this. And we tend to put our faith in man before turning to God.

Maybe you have demonic influence from your past experiences that is still clinging to you and affecting you. Cry out to Yeshua, He is able and willing to save those who love and obey Him. I recommend reading Thought: Voice of the Spirit Realm to better begin to understand the spiritual battles we fight. Often we don’t understand how things work so we have no idea how to approach things. I pray it helps. Most importantly read the Word of God!

“When I was lying in my bed that night, I couldn’t sleep because my voice in my head kept echoing through my mind telling me to kill them.”

You’re reading the words of 12-year-old Christopher Pittman, struggling to explain why he murdered his grandparents, who had provided the only love and stability in his turbulent life. He was angry with his grandfather, who had disciplined him earlier that day for hurting another student during a fight on the school bus. So later that night, he shot both of his grandparents in the head with a .410 shotgun as they slept and then burned down their South Carolina home, where he had lived with them.

“I got up, got the gun, and I went upstairs and I pulled the trigger,” he recalled. “Through the whole thing, it was like watching your favorite TV show. You know what is going to happen, but you can’t do anything to stop it.”

His lawyers would later argue the boy had been a victim of “involuntary intoxication,” since Pittman’s doctors had him taking the antidepressants Paxil and Zoloft just prior to the murders.

This is just one story and everyone reacts differently, but I have a harder time with these kinds of medications that seem to influence the mental stability of the patient. So many medications have so many side effects it seems too risky to take the chance.

Everyone’s situation is different and I’m not here to judge, I’ve used cancer and pain medications too. I just want to share some warnings and be aware that God is always there. In our rush for modern medicine, especially when it comes to mental health, let’s not forget we are spiritual beings created by a God who loves us and understands us and can protect us from the spiritual beings that have our destruction in mind.

There may not have been chemical drugs in biblical times but there were poisonous plants that were indeed used in witchcraft and to kill people. History proves this. Today most of the pharmaceutical medicines are derived from plants, however the trouble starts when chemical additives are added to the mix. This is done so that the drug company can patent the medicine, otherwise they could not. A natural plant cannot be patented. So it is all about money and depopulation…..I’m convinced of it. Check out the eugenics in America through Planned Parenthood as well as Bill Gates’ statement on a video speech verifying that vaccines could be used to reduce the population. It’s on Youtube……go find it. All manner of things can be added to vaccines that the public is unaware of and worse yet…..too oblivious to do any research about it.

Likely, but a good witch doctor as we have in western medicine today uses the effects of subtances to deceive and delude for profit and to never cure the afflicted so they will continue to come back. Chemical concoctions were known in very early times as in Egypt with the enslavement of the Hebrews there. If we truly had health and wellness, western medicine and pharmaceutical companies would go bankrupt over night. They are after the money and are willing to do whatever necessary to obtain it. It is not anywhere in their interest as they see it to make even one person whole and well. A successful parasite keeps the host alive for a long time rather than quickly murdering the victim. It is beyond murder and those taking part in it shall not receive eternal life of a just God.

God’s creation, Herbs, and plants are NOT drugs, but in ancient times Satanist PROCESSED, and used these God created plants in a bad way to deceive, control, of in a witchcraft manner. This is Historical, and factual.

Hey Kirk, I see a difference between the traditional physician and the modern pharmaceutical doctors. I have no problem with doctors as they are necessary for many things. Its when we get out of setting broken bones and diets, etc into the drugs that I feel is bad, I’m no expert however. I am learning more and more about how vaccines and chemical tinkering can cause more problems than they help and the chemicals used can be deadly or at least negatively affect mental capacity. And that is a very beneficial goal spiritually for the enemy of mankind that also helps keep the medicated less aware of what is going on around them.

I also think part of the problem is that this generation is not like past generations because of genetic engineering, growth hormones and artificial foods that could be contributing to diseases like cancer for which drug companies are experimenting with chemical concoctions to find remedies. It would be great if we could get back to the origins of food production, just plant it and let it grow or raise cattle without hormones, etc. It seems the more man tries to mess with what is, the worse off we are for it. I don’t think that will change before the end.

Like I said though, I’m no expert. I prefer to not take medicine personally and realize that many may not desire to stop taking medication, I’m certainly not trying to make decisions for anyone, just raise awareness and spur prayer. I would also recommend checking out the book: Deadly Emotions: Understand the Mind-Body-Spirit Connection That Can Heal or Destroy You

“I am learning more and more about how vaccines and chemical tinkering can cause more problems than they help and the chemicals used can be deadly or at least negatively affect mental capacity.”

Yes, I concur.

My dad has an artificial heart valve and needs to take blood thinners (Coumadin) aka rat poison to ward off clotting.

It just seems to me there is no middle ground with some people and they tend to get carried away in one direction or another. Not that you are doing this. I to like to tread lightly before I make assumptions.

I try to test things before I jump on bandwagons and find that even in doing so I mess up. Doesn’t seem one can be too careful.

I will pray for your father. There are so many people in situations where medication is necessary. My concern is mostly in the entertainment use of pharmaceuticals. I suppose that is a good clarification to make also.

My understanding is growing greater in how the spiritual is manifest in this every day world. Our thoughts and attitudes.

Just weighiing in on the Rx discussion…. do not think that only so-called ‘recreational’ drugs are an issue. I have NEVER used such, but at 65, I was on 3 daily Rx medications + weekly allergy shots. I asked the Lord to get me health enough to get off all drugs. My 70 yr old husband was on 2 daily Rx medications. Little by little, God showed us what to do for high cholesterol, allergies, high blood pressure, Rosacea, etc…. At this point, now 7 yrs later, we haven’t had so much as an asprin in two years… no Rx, no OTC drugs at all…. God has provided answers for His children apart from Pharmakea… man-made chemicals…. Our experieces getting off some Rx were sometimes a piece of cake (just drinking more water!) However, the damage from some of the drugs caused terrible withdrawals, BUT we praise God, we are now (at 68 and 72)healthy and free of Rx meds!!! “By His stripes, we were healed”…. no healing dwells in Rx drugs ever!

Re: use of the deadly dangerous Coumadin: there are natural blood thinners such as omega 3, cod liver oils and vit e…. Everyone is different and should carefully be investigated; God will honor the seeking of answers in Him….., but any natural product is safer than man-made chemicals….our bodies just were not created for those.

Let’s look at what is happening here….
We all see the commercials on the tv advertising the prescription drugs, growing up in the 1970’s- 80’s you never saw tv commercials for drugs other than a Bayer aspirin or a Tylenol ad….nowadays when the new drug commercials come on the screen they try and hypnotize(Decieve) you with the calming music and a light breeze of wind through flowing fields along with the birds chirping in the background (Surround sound)….it’s like Satan trying to lure you into his Hell…..then they have to disclose all the nasty side effects and this is done with a mumbling monotone voice that often includes serious side effects like internal bleeding and even death….the side effects are worst than the original ailment…..Why are people so easy to decieve? The modern day drugs are nothing more than a modern day “Poison Apple”. The Evil drug companies try and tempt us into taking a bite. Don’t be decieved!
I lost my best friend when he shot himself while on the anti-depressant drug Lexapro.
Forest Labs makes Lexapro and a simple google search reviels that many people have commited suicide while taking the poison known as Lexapro.
The company has been sued many times already for causing suicides with it’s drug Lexapro yet they make so much money selling the poison that it is still very profitable to keep selling the drug. They trade publically under symbol FRX so people can buy and sell death on the stock exchange. Also, the Justice Department has charged FRX with marketing drugs for unapproved uses……The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts is (or was) investigating whether Forest has committed not only civil violations but also criminal violations of the Federal Anti-Kickback laws with “off-label” promotional activities in the marketing of Lexapro and other products. (The doctors who prescribed the drug aparently got extra money for prescribing the poison, a violation of the anti-kickback laws).
Trust God for all cures and not the doctors that want to drug up everyone.
I read all the time where a doctor has prescribed 5 or more different drugs for a mis-behaving child of 8-10 years old, or they want to vaccinate you with all sorts of new fangled vaccines or cut you open to operate on you to fix your problems….(reminds me of an auto repair shop that trys to sell you a muffler bearing),
Pass this information on and don’t be deceived by the Devil!

I read that the pharmacia talked about in the Bible is specifically talking about Mind Altering Drugs. It was on a prophecy web site and it was all broken down into original Greek and was just an outstanding work on this issue. It really left nothing to the imagination, it was simply Gods truth based upon His Holy Scriptures. As I just stumbled upon this discussion, I just tried to look for it again and can not find it.😦

Well Grace, I don’t believe that the Bible specifically talked about Mind Altering Drugs. Any “Drug” in my opinion is fraught with toxic properties so how do you think that God would be okay with us putting toxins into our body? He meant for us to use plant life, herbs and such to treat our ailments because for every ailment, there is a natural remedy.
Our bodies are like fine instruments that are meant to be in complete balance, and it’s only when they get out of balance through stress, toxins, lifestyle or bad diet that we get sick because it disrupts the immune function. Mind altering drugs also affect the immune system by depressing it and causing it not to function efficiently enough. That’s why we have to keep a steady balance throughout the mind and the body.

I read that the pharmacia talked about in the Bible is specifically talking about Mind Altering Drugs. It was on a prophecy web site and it was all broken down into original Greek and was just an outstanding work on this issue. It really left nothing to the imagination, it was simply Gods truth based upon His Holy Scriptures. As I just stumbled upon this discussion, I just tried to look for it again and can not find it.😦

I do believe that any mind altering drug be it prescription and or street drug is not Godly. There are times people may need psychotropics (ie antidepressants) the problem lies when a medical doctor has a patient believe they will be on it the rest of their lives. A lie from Satan since God says “By His Stripes We are Healed.” and also for the doctors advantage since it’s money in his pocket everytime you visit the office.

Medicine today sadly enough is still a business. We are to go to Jesus first then to people and we are to pray that human doctors realize they need God’s wisdom; since they are supposed to be extensions of HIS hand.

Please lift us up in prayer. It is such a business. I lost my desire to go back into the pharmacy profession.

for those of you questioning recreational drugs and christianity, there is an answer. watch “They Sold Their Souls for Rock and Roll” on youtube. part 2 of it is on Google video. it will answer all questions about Satanism in modern culture through bands from the 50s until now, and will also widely cover how drugs came into everyday society. Im still battling with drug use. im only 19 and im a heavy smoker of cigarettes and pot, and i used to be a heavy drinker too. ive smoked salvia, snorted coke, popped extacy and mdma, dropped acid, and recently have ate shrooms. Ive always been looking to expand my thoughts and understandings of this world and enhance my life with new experiences, but after tripping out hard on those shrooms i feel like my eyes are starting to open. people say that shrooms can give you spiritual thoughts, but i believe that those thoughts only come to those looking for alternatives to God. i experienced nothing spiritual of the sort, and instead my eyes were opened to drug culture that i have embraced and supported for so long, and how it is a one way ticket to destruction and hell. recreational drugs are used to supposedly “expand our minds” which really is just making us stupid and vulnerable to the messages givin to us through the media and modern culture. why do you think that music seems so awesome when you are stoned? it opens you up to take in all the information in the music, and makes you accept it as your own values. Take the music festival “Woodstock” in 1969 for example. The mass croud of people was so large, and a huge amount of drugs (lsd, shrooms, pot, etc) was just being handed out to the masses. if you do your research you will learn that the people handing out these drugs were none other than the creators of the festival, who were also supporters off aleister crowley’s teachings. the drugs were handed out simply to have everyone stay for 3-4 day festival (i cant remember how long off the top of my head) with nothing but meassages of revolution and “do what thou wilt” teachings (aleister crowley’s teachings) coming out of the music for the drugged up masses to absorb. i used to think that drugs made my life better, but more and more lately i have come to realize the truth about the purpose of drugs, and hopefully soon i can break my many addictions and clean up my act. if anyone disagrees with me please say so, im always up for a debate.

Many Christians who condemn the use of drugs have no problem taking “mind altering” pain meds as long as the doc prescribes them. Or even drinking coffee which is also mind altering. This is silly hipocrisy. Why did God create psilocybin mushrooms, cannabis or plants with naturally occuring amphetamine, or opioid alkaloids? I have come to the conclusion, just like the indians and ancients did that it must be for us to partake. For medicinal purposes. Not to abuse, and let them take over our lives. In moderation. To enjoy, to help, heal. I’m not talking about man made drugs but most man made drugs are actually made from plants, fungi and other things found in nature. Big pharma chemically changes them though so they can patent the drugs since you can’t patent natural things. Drugs like cannabis do have mind expanding properties as they remove much of the psychological conditioning society puts on us. Many Christians could probably benefit from a little mind expansion since they have locked themselves in a mental box with their world view.

God also made the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and then told Adam and Eve not to eat of it, because in the day that they did so, they would die. A good resource on pharmakeia/witchcraft is Joe SChimmel’s sermon entitled drugs and the new age (at least I think that the title). The last time I ordered from http://www.goodfight.org, a sampler disc with several sermons and video clips from documentaries was included. Joe Schimmel went in depth on the topic, including old testament references, his and other former drug users’ past personal experiences, and quotes from new age leaders. I’drecommend you take a listen to what he has to share, prior to recommending that christians go out and do exactly what God has forbidden them to do for good reason. After all, if you lead others astray, you will recieve a punishment for your actions.

Mary Ann, I don’t have all the answers, but I see that you’ve answered sensiblly according to your feelings. I think it says in Gods word that God is all sufficient, “let God’s word be true, and every man a liar”. I know that we sometimes create imbalances in the body wheither created through improper diet, ingestion of chemicals or other mental or phyisical abuse, and seek to overcome those obstacles that were created, sometimes first perhaps through the overuse of alchohol or drugs and are merely masking the problems we faced and indeed not dealing with the issue at hand. Modern day psychology in its irreligious and secular perspective on suppression of demons, through mind altering drugs, Pharmakia only ulitmately allows the demonic to work unfettered in the life of the christian and non Christian alike, and tend to have more deleterious side effects that are not emphasized or given as information from your doctor, when prescribed ever so liberally, without so much as a blood test. Are you schizophrenic and tired of dealing with demonic voices? Its time to be set free, not supressed, depressed, opressed, and controlled by doctors who laugh at your malady and continue to laugh all the way to the bank. when do we take account and answer for our sins to a God that is real? why are pastors passive and non involved except to encourage, overmedication. does it make your jobs easier then actully having authority? Come unto me, ye who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest, Math. 11:28. for His Yoke is easy and His Burden is light. He will not give you more than you can bear, but with the temptation a way of escape that you may endure it. It is a temptation, it is built on a lifestyle of choices and sin behaviors. called, habitual or besetting sins. I love you all, and I know I’m a failure on many levels and we have to learn sometimes through trial and error, and I would never condemn someone for trying something because they are afraid, but don’t live in FEAR, God did not call you to it. I command you who are addicted, and on prescription psychotropic drugs, BE SET FREE. if you can hear my voice, take up your matt and walk, take off the shackles.

No where in the bible does it say medication is necessary.We have been trained to think and believe that.

With that said, I will give a perfect example of what I am talking about. I was walking into a church and God told me something. He said, “how can my people be healed if the elders of the church is running to Doctors?” Of course this is confirmed by James 5:14

James 5:13–16(NIV)13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

With that said, keep preaching truth and do not let unbelievers stop you! The use of the word unbeliever in my context means, those who listen to the worlds ways and not God’s ways. In other words, Christians are guilty of unbelief as well. My advice, submit to God (and His ways), resist the devil, and he WILL flee.

I do not believe that all synthetic drugs are sinful…..however, I do believe most are. They make you emotionally addictive even if not physically. It is too bad that I didn’t find out all the natural stuff until after I had a heart attack and went on disability for DDD. Now over 60, it is hard and scary to get off every medicine you have depended on and I do not think God wants that. (I have deleted 2-3) But some things have been proven to me by trial and error. Coconut Oil…heart doctors say it is saturated and will clog your arteries. Natural health says it will raise your good cholesterol and break down differently than the other sat fats. My own labs proved that and Filipinos can also prove it by their low incidence of heart attacks. Sea Salt is the same as other sodium. False. It has minerals that the refined salt does not which help balance your electrolytes. If your blood pressure is too high, get off salt. False. Your balance of Salt, Potassium, Magnesium is off balance. Maybe cut down sodium, but salt was valuable for many reasons in the Bible era. Anyway, when you are taking too much of a drug, there are signals. If you are taking too much of an antidepressant, you will feel dummied up without normal reactons or tears. Some people say they do nothing, this is false. But too much does a lot and keeps you from thinking straight. I think that is what God is talking about. Be aware of Satan’s tricks through drugs. When you are in pain, you will almost do anything. Taking opioids? Then if you decide to get off pain pills, you have to go through H, then only to return if you cannot get better or function in daily life. I am making these statements from experience and also being a Christian. Read lots, and listen to the Bible, but we have to be careful how we judge…walk a mile in my shoes…or maybe walk in yours. There are some slightly grey areas that we will not understand until Heaven. God Bless you as you make these personal decisions for yourself. There are a lot of natural medicine (Integrative, Functional, Wellness) doctors available now so look these up on Google and read truth!

Well tobacco isn’t just tobacco anymore, there’s a whole host of other toxic ingredients that are bad for our bodies. I’m not sure I would put it under pharmakeia, but the result of its use is pretty apparent. I used to smoke a while back and admit I’ve had cravings every now and then still. But one day I made a promise to God that I would stop and I haven’t smoked cigarettes since. I can’t say it was easy, but I can say for sure I’m healthier now than I was then.

I see this is an old Web site. Are u still actively researching & considering this pharmakeia/witchcraft/Truth stuff connection…how it ties in together (actually it seems to fit together quite snugly)
I’ve been increasingly aware of the connections, as well.
Here’s an interesting consideration: Having

Right now I’m working to update my main site, Watchman Bible Study. For the past couple years I haven’t been doing as much studying, but I’m working to make the content of the site easier to follow as well as update some research. I don’t have much to add to this particular topic as my focus will be more on eschatology from scripture.

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Some drugs will give you a feeling of euphoria. As a young boy(13-14) I was given SOMA and my parents trusted me to take the drug as per – scripting said, but I had already heard about getting high. So I took twice the dose. The feeling was like nothing I new. I love it I praise it I worship it. How do I know this I look for it every way possible for 45 years. I have been saved fill with the holy spirit since 2004. But I still look for that euphoria feeling. Seven months ago God called me to preach. I expected under one condition he would be the only king on the throne of my heart. Three day ago the Holy Spirit and the demon whom Jesus told me his name was pharmacia began a 5 hour battle for my soul. I have not stop crying jet. I was praying with everything in me the fire of the Holy Spirit was like an all consuming fire. I could see it in my mind like the spinning pillar of fire in the wilderness. I was throwing up praying throwing up praying. I began to sing THERE IS POWER IN THE OF JESUS TO BREAK EVERY CHAIN. I TEXT SOME CHURCH MEMBERS TO PRAY ALSO. Finally it was over. Jesus took me to many scriptures that shows every though you my be saved. You still have to deal with demons just as he did when he was here. I scriptures say plainly GIVE NO PLACE TO THE DEVIL. I thank God for his faithfulness. I still am at all in the POWER OF THE NAME OF JESUS